Fastening device.



PATENTEDOGI'. 22. 1907. 0. E. GASHMORE;

FASTENING DEVIGB.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.14, 1907.

W/TNES ES 4 %%r CHARLES ERNEST OASHMORE, OF NEW YORK, N. vY.

FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Annlieation filed January 14,1907. Serial No. 352,182.

'l '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. l, CHARLES Eunns'r (llAsnMoRs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident. of the city of New York, borough oi Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented a new and lmproved l asin connection with other jewelryor articles.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple fastening device which will not become accidentally uncoupled in use, but which may be readily separated and connected when desired even when placed in awkward positions, as for example, at the back of the neck,

which place a fastening for a necklace is ordinarily located.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forminga partof this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan of a chain having its two ends con pied together with one. embodiment of my improvement; Fig. is an enlarged view of the fastening device at right angles to Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view of the fastening device the same as shown in Fig. 1, but on an enlarged scale.

In carrying out my invention I employ two members 1 and 2, respectively, each oiwhich is preferably provided with an eye 3 at its outer end for at taching the ends of a chain or other device.

freely slide within the tubular member 1, and is provided with a pin orprojection 6 at one side thereof adapted t6 engage with the slot 4 when the device is assembled. The projection (S is of such diameter as to neat y tit. the slot 4, and is engaged and retained therein by the tongue 5 when said pin is carried to the position illustrated in Fig. 3. When the projection is in this position it'is necessary in order to disconnect the members i and 2, that they be iorced together with a slight pressure to disengage the projection and tongue and thereafter give them a slight, relative turn when they may be separated, as is obvious.

Although I have described the preferred construction of the invention in detail, in order that the same might be clearly understood, 1, nevertheless, regard the precise embodiment as not material and consider that I am entitled to such modifications as fall within the scope of the annexed claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A fastening device comprising a tubular member having a slot consisting of along and a short arm, a second member fitting within said tubular member, a porjcction on said second member passing into said slot, and a spring tongue formed at one side of the short arm of said slot for engaging said projection.

22. A fastening device comprisinga tubular member having a hook-shaped slot. formed therein consisting of a long and a short arm. a second member fitting within said tubular member, a projection on said second member passin, into said slot, and means formed at one side of the shortnrm of said slot for engaging said projection and locking it therein. a

2%. A fastening device comprising a tubular member hav' ing a slot, at second member slidable within said tubular member, a projection on said second member passing into said slot. and resilient means fixed at the edge of said slot for locking said projection therein.

- -t. A fastening device comprising a tubular member hav- 

